General Statement of Duties

Performs supervisory duties in planning and directing a group of Social Workers or Employment Services Workers; does related work as required.

Closing Date: This position closes on Monday, June 24, 2024.

Essential Duties

• This position is 1 of 2 supervisors managing the permanency programs: foster care, adoptions, Fostering Futures, Resource Families, Title IV-e Benefits & Adoption Assistance.

• Essential Duties:

• Provide direct supervision & support to foster care, adoptions & fostering futures staff:

• Individual supervision;

• Interviewing, hiring, training & onboarding new staff;

• Case documentation review for accuracy & compliance with federal, state & local policies and laws;

• Participation in VEMATs, FPMs, FAPT, Court and other child and family-related meetings and activities; and,

• Support grant activities related to Title IV-e, Respite, Independent Living Services & Education & Training Vouchers.

• Maintain current program knowledge for foster care, fostering futures, adoption, adoption subsidy, and foster and kinship resource families.

• Gather statistical data related to foster care and adoptions, program outcomes & community needs.

• Provides on-call supervisory support to child welfare staff providing afterhours coverage for CPS, Prevention, and foster care.

• Participation in unit, division, agency & community meetings and on committees and task forces related to the work of the department.

• Participate on the Department's leadership team working on strategic planning & best practice initiatives such as Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, worker retention & trauma-informed best practices.

• Occasionally participate in activities outside of normal business hours around foster parent recruitment, foster care & adoption support and celebration activities.

• Participation in shelter team operations as designated by the Emergency Operations Center.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• The person in this position must possess considerable knowledge in:

• Social work practice, particularly as it relates to working with family systems and the identification and treatment of substance abuse, mental health diagnoses, delinquency and other issues related to child welfare work;

• Child welfare best practices, casework supervision and staff development practices; and,

• Strong working-knowledge of trauma-informed best practice in child welfare and how trauma and resiliency impact children, their families and child welfare staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a master's degree in social work and one (1) year of work experience directly related to the position to be filled; OR , a master's degree in a related field, such as sociology, psychology, or other behavioral science, and two (2) years of social work experience; OR , a bachelor's degree plus one (1) year of successful work experience in social casework in a recognized agency substituted for each year of the two-year graduate training program; OR , any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Additional Information

Candidates for specified position may be required to hold or be qualified to work toward licensure or accreditation in the appropriate discipline.

A criminal history record check and fingerprinting is conducted on all persons conditionally offered employment, including a conditional offer of initial employment, or a conditional offer to promote, demote, or laterally transfer an employee.

How To Apply

You apply for positions with Henrico County general government through our online applicant system, which is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week with an Internet connection. Please access our job site portal though https://henrico.us/services/jobs or click on the Jobs link in the upper right-hand corner of our main County page at https://henrico.us.

Closing Date: This position closes on Monday, June 24, 2024.

Minimum Salary 76373

Maximum Salary 140493

Currency USD

Main Organization General Government

General Government

Employment Status Permanent Fulltime

Permanent Full-time

Amount of Travel

Work At Home